There are 8 ways to get from Hamburg to Bad Ems by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 1 / ...
5h 30m€86–167Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Kölnbus Odesa
- Take the bus from Troisdorf Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhofbus Re8x / ...
11h 19mDrive 500.6 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Bad Emscar 500.6 km
4h 44m€93–134Fly Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
5h 8m€103–226Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
6h 23m€87–180Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Bad Emscar
7h 37m€114–138Fly Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 44m€101–303Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
6h 21m€149–273
Hamburg to Bad Ems by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Bad Ems is to train which costs €85 - €170 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Bad Ems is to drive which takes 4h 44m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Bad Ems. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Central Bus Station and arriving at Koblenz Hauptbahnhof via Troisdorf Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Bad Ems. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Bad Ems Westbahnhof via Koblenz Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Hamburg and Bad Ems is 536 km. The road distance is 500.6 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Bad Ems without a car is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs €85 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Hamburg to Bad Ems, including transfers.
Hamburg to Bad Ems bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hamburg Central Bus Station.
Hamburg to Bad Ems train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Bad Ems is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs €85 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 19m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Bad Ems, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hamburg Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof 5 times a day. Tickets cost €85–170 and the journey takes 4h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Bad Ems Westbahnhof via Köln, Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Troisdorf Bf, Troisdorf Bf, Koblenz Hauptbahnhof, and Koblenz Hauptbahnhof in around 11h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €61
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- [email protected]
- Website
- DB SEV GmbH
Bus from Troisdorf Bf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- DB SEV GmbH
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to Bad Ems bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Köln station.
Hamburg to Bad Ems train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Koblenz Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Bad Ems is 501 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Hamburg to Bad Ems.
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